Travel teaches us to be present with Hannah Ivanovskis.

Hannah, quite simply….keeps it real. Mum of 3, now living on the Surfcoast in Australia after moving from the UK. Travel taught her how to be present but also knows….its’s not always going to be that way.

About Hannah

Hannah Ivanovskis is a woman of many hats! Mum of three under 5, ex-pat Brit living on the Surfcoast in Victoria, qualified life coach, communications queen, exercise junkie and storyteller. She tells it like it is, and keeps it real, in every forum. Her corner of the 'gram is a mixture of mum life, positivity, motivation, laughing and swearing.

Since Hannah left home to go to uni at 19, she has always taken chances on starting over in new places. So when she met her husband at 33 and he was already moving to Australia, it was inevitable that she would give it a red hot go. She moved thinking it was temporary but it became clear quite quickly that Janis had no intention of going back to Europe. So began a 5-year struggle with settling into ex-pat life.

There were so many things Hannah missed about the UK, until she realised it really wasn't serving her or her family. In her 40th year, she finally realised she had to stop pining for home and invest properly in being here.

“The idea of presence [when you travel] you’re taking in absolutely everything.”

— Hannah Ivanovskis

In the episode...

Hannah followed her fiance to Australia, having known him for only 5 weeks. She never went home.
How growing up in the UK, travel was so normal… she took it for granted.
Stories from her backpacking adventures through South East Asia as a teenager.
How the further you go the more ‘foreign’ you feel.
There is still a culture shock in a similar country to your own.
When you travel, you have to trust your gut and your instincts.
Hannah is feeling so much more aware and present in her environment during this pandemic.
Being mindful as a parent is not something you can always embody as you are having to focus on so many things at the one time.
Hannahs story of immigration to Australia.
When Hannah finally let go of the idea of returning home to the U.K.
The importance of personal development and a healthy mindset for Hannah and her husband and how it has served them SO well.

Why Hannah continues to seek out travels and adventures…The promise of something new.